<p>One of Doug&#39;s favorite words is &quot;interregnum,&quot; and he uses it here to describe the transitional period when record companies lost control of their product. </p>

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<p><strong>‌Show notes</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/dawn-fm/1603171516" rel="nofollow">The Weeknd: Dawn FM</a> (Since we recorded this episode, the price of this album on the iTunes Store dropped to $7.99)</li>
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<p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p>

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<li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Kkwtwx" rel="nofollow">Brian Eno: Discreen Music</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/32dkpfh" rel="nofollow">Donald Fagen: The Nightfly</a> </li>
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<iframe allow="autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *" frameborder="0" height="400" style="width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" src="https://embed.music.apple.com/us/album/the-nightfly/617827654&at=11l6om"></iframe>
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Episode 228: [bleep] Spotify

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.